Before He Became A Hermit, Zarathud Was A Young Priest, And Took Great Delight In Making Fools Of His Opponents In Front Of His Followers.

Before He Became A Hermit, Zarathud Was A Young Priest, And Took Great Delight In Making Fools Of His Opponents In Front Of His Followers.

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Before he became a hermit, Zarathud was a young Priest, and took great
delight in making fools of his opponents in front of his followers. One day
Zarathud took his students to a pleasant pasture and there he confronted
The Sacred Chao while She was contentedly grazing. "Tell me, you dumb
beast," demanded the Priest in his commanding voice, "why don't you do
something worthwhile? What is your Purpose in Life, anyway?" Munching the
tasty grass, The Sacred Chao replied "MU". (The Chinese ideogram for
No-Thing.) Upon hearing this, absolutely nobody was enlightened. Primarily
because nobody understood Chinese.
-- Camden Benares, "Zen Without Zen Masters"

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